The Brookhaven leader., 1887-10-13
Phiiip Dodd-'dgo put it into al hymn
olygy whea lie wrote:
Grace. 'tis % cnarr0 = sound,
Harmonious % the ear.
Heaven " tn the ecuo Shall ro-ound,
al hymn
:. y = N D U ITI'- --WT , II -T0II'
And ali THE world shall hear.

One Of John Bunyau's great books IS en-
titled "a bounding Grace" at is all ~
grace that l am saved" has been on the
lips Of hundreds OF dying Christians.
The boy Sammy was right when, being
examined for admission INTO church MEM
bership, he was asked: "Whose work
was yOpr salvation" ald he answered:
''Part mine and part Coils"
Then the examiner aFked: "What part
did vou do, sammy" and the answer
was: 81 opposed God all 7 could, and no
did the rest" ., the height OF il, the
depth Of it, the length Of it, the breadth
of II. the Grace of God!
IIr. Fletcher having written pamphlet
that pleased the King, tho King offered
to compensate him, and Fletcher an
sweredf
"There is only ono thing want, and
that is more grace"
Yes, blood-bought hearers, grace to 1.-Two
by and grace to die by. Grace that saved
the publican, that saved Lvd a, that saved
the dying thief, that saved the jaiier, that
saved me. But the riches Of
that grace will not be fully
understood until heaven breaks in upon
the soll. An old Scotchman, who had
been a soldier in one of the European
wars. was sick and diving in one Of orr
American hosritals. His ono desire WIS
to see Scotland aud his old home, and
once again walk the heather of the hiah-
lands and to hear the bagpipzs of thu
Scotch regiments. The nisht that the old
Scotch soldier did, a young man some
what reckless but kind hearted got com
pany of musicians to come andplay undar
the old sod er's window, and among the
in~trnm 'nts was ba gpipe. The instant
that the musicians began tho dying old
man in delrium said:
"What's at, what's that? Why it's the
regiments coming home. That's the tune,
vHS. that's the tune. Thank GOD, have got
home once more!"
"B9nnv Scotland and B1nnv Doom"
were the last words he uttered as he
passed up u the b highlands Of the better
country. And there are here to-day hun
drels homesick for Heaven, some because
you have 50 many bereavements, some be.
cause You have 50 many ailments, home
sick, verv homn7icl., for the father'and oG
Heaven, and the music that you want to
hear now is the song Of free grace, ani ths
music you want to hear when you die IS
free grace, and forever before the throne
OF God YOU will sng of the
Grace Of our Lord Jesus Christ, who. though
ne was rich, FOR Your saIles became poor.
Yes, Ens, for our sakes! It was not on
pleasure excursion that lie came, for il
was all pain. 1t was not on astronomical
exp po~atio1, for he knew this world as
wei before he dlighted as aftervari. IL
wa no because he was competed to come,
for he volunteered. l. was not bccanse t
was easy, for he knew hat it Toald bo
thorn and spike, an1 hun er, and thirst,
and vocifaration OF angry mohs. For
fore I'VE your wrong-daing, to companion-
ship your loneliness, u soOtie yo r
sorrows, t. st with Won bv the new
made grave, to bnI up your wounds in
the ugly battle with the world and bring
YOU home at last, kind'iug uD the mistS
that fall on your DYING vision wjtd tLe
sunlight of glorious morn. For your
sake! No, | viii chance that. Paul will
not care and Christ will not care il
change it, for | must get into the blessed
ness of the text myself, and 50 [ say:
"For our sakes." For we all have our
temptations, arl haraavements, and cor
lictS. For our sakns! Wo who deserve
for our sins to be exoatriated into a world
as much poorer than this as this earth
wa, poorer than Heaven. Flr our sakes
But what . fruitful coming down to take
Us gloriouSIy up.
When ATtaxerxes was hunting, Tire
bGZus, who was attending him, showed
the Kiuc rent in his garment. The King
said: How shall mend it," "By Civ
in- it to me-" SAID Tirebazus. Then the
King gave him the robe. but commanded
| b i'm never 10 wear it, as it would be map
proptiate.
Sec the startling and comfort ny fact!
Whla our Prince throws of the habit, he
mands US to wear it, and il viii become u
well, and for the pDvert.es Of cur spiritual
stat, we NAV put on the sr'eHdors o9
Heavenly rega' ement. For our sakes! o,
the pers naity of this religion! Not
an abstraction, not an arch I'M
der which we walk to behold elaborate
masonary, not an ice castle Ike thai
which Empress Elizabeth of Russia owe:
hundred years agc ordered constructed,
winter with its tr0wel of crystal cement
ing the huge blocks that had been quar-
ried from the frozen rivers Of the North:
but fathers house, with a vide hearth
cracking q hearty welcome. \ religion
of warmth and inspiration, and light and
cheer; something we can take into our
hearts, and homes, and business recrea-
tons. and joys aud sorrows. Not an
unmana ~eable gift, like tho galley
presented to PCo!emy, which requi ell
four thousand men to row, and its
draught of water was so great that it
could not come near the shore, but som =
thing you can run up any stream Of an
novauca. however shallow. Enchantlnen5
now, enrichment for ever!
Right about face! for YOU are going in
the wrong direction. While vou are in q
favorable mood for il, cnter into life.
Here AMI Just now decide every thing
that makes for peace and Haaven. Agas-
sig SAYS that ho has stood at on y ace in
tho Alps whore he colld throw 4 chip into
the water in Qua direction AMI it wo III
roll on into the German Ocean, or he
could throw a chip into the water in
another direction and it would reach the
Black sea by the Dan lbs. or lie could
throw chip in another direction, and it
would enter the Msliterralean by the
Rhone. How far apart the Med terraaaan,
anl the Black sea, and the Ge .mal ocean!
Standing to-day on this Alps OF Gospel
privilege, YOU can project yoIr soul into
right currents, and il will roll on into the
ocean of life, or project it in the wrong
direction, and t VIII roll into the sea of
death. But how far apart the two dis
tances! May God helm Us to appreciate
more and more the momentOus meaning Of
our text.
The seven wise men Of Greece were
| chiefly known each for one apothegm:
Solon for the saying, "Know thyself:"
| Periandsr for the saying, Nothing is inT-
| possible to industry;" Chic for tine say
! ing, "Cousidsr the end;" Thales for the
| saying, ''Suretyship is the precursor OF